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The changing face of Chinese immigrants in Canada
Guo, Shibao; DeVoretz, Don J. - 2007
This paper analyzes the changing characteristics of Chinese immigrants to Canada between 1980 and 2001. It reveals that recent Chinese immigrants to Canada constitute a substantially different group from those of former years. They are no longer a homogeneous group from the rural areas of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268358
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Economic discrimination and cultural differences as barriers to migrant integration: Is reverse causality symmetric?
Kohler, Pierre - 2012
This paper examines the endogenous relationship between the economic and cultural integration of migrants in … Switzerland or, more precisely, how economic and cultural barriers to integration reinforce each other. Are cultural differences … preventing the successful integration of migrants or does the root of integration failures lie in unequal economic opportunities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316755
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How Much Language is Enough? Some Immigrant Language Lessons from Canada and Germany
DeVoretz, Don J.; Hinte, Holger; Werner, Christiane - 2002
Germany and Canada stand at polar ends of the scientific debate over language integration and ascension to citizenship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262691
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How much language is enough? : some immigrant language lessons from Canada and Germany
DeVoretz, Don J.; Hinte, Holger; Werner, Christiane - 2002
Germany and Canada stand at polar ends of the scientific debate over language integration and ascension to citizenship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011412723
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Birthright citizenship and parental labor market integration
Sajons, Christoph - 2016
Do migrant parents change their labor market behavior when their children are born with the citizenship of the host country? In this study, I implement a difference-in-discontinuities approach to examine possible adjustments in employment and working hours following the introduction of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011562016
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Reforming the Integration of Refugees: The Swedish Experience
Andersson Joona, Pernilla; Lanninger, Alma W.; … - 2016
establishment of refugees and their family. From December 1, 2010 the reform transferred the responsibility for the integration of … employment level and slow integration of refugees. Our approach is to compare the outcomes of the Treatment group, which took …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011584622
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Naturalization Proclivities, Ethnicity and Integration
Constant, Amelie; Gataullina, Liliya; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2008
differentiating between actual and planned citizenship. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel, we measure the impact that integration …, but not to those educated in Germany. We find that the degree of integration in German society has a differential effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600723
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Naturalization proclivities, ethnicity and integration
Constant, Amelie F.; Gataullina, Liliya; Zimmermann, … - 2007
differentiating between actual and planned citizenship. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel, we measure the impact that integration …, but not to those educated in Germany. We find that the degree of integration in German society has a differential effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264991
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TIPping the scales towards greater employment chances? Evaluation of a Trial Introduction Program (TIP) for newly-arrived immigrants based on random program assignment
Andersson Joona, Pernilla; Nekby, Lena - 2009
A Trial Introduction Program (TIP) for newly-arrived immigrants to Sweden was implemented from October 2006 to June 2008 in order to meet the main criticisms directed at existing introduction programs. Two primary innovations were introduced, flexible language instruction parallel with other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269085
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Improving the Integration of Refugees: An Early Evaluation of a Swedish Reform
Andersson Joona, Pernilla; Lanninger, Alma W.; … - 2015
facilitating and speeding up the integration of refugees and their family into the labor market and the society. From December 1 …, 2010 the reform transferred the responsibility for the integration of newly-arrived refugees from the municipalities to the … was motived by concern over the low employment level and slow integration of refugees. Our approach is to compare the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401754